William Petten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About William Petten
- William John Petten (January 28, 1923 – March 6, 1999) was a Canadian politician. Born in St.
- John's, Newfoundland, he was the son of Ray Petten, chief fundraiser of Joey Smallwood's Newfoundland Confederate Association and subsequently a member of the Canadian Senate. William Petten was a customs broker for fish exporters before being appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1968.
- A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- He retired on his 75th birthday in 1998.
- He twice was the Government Whip in the Senate (1974–1979 and 1980–1984) and twice the Opposition Whip in the Senate (1979-1980 and 1985-1991). In 2000, the Petten Building, the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial fisheries and aquaculture building in St.
- John's, was named after the late William J.
- Petten.
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